Mines Seized as 8000 Workers Idle in Bituminous Regions
An executive order seized 10 bituminous mines after a nationwide strike by supervisory workers demanding union recognition. About 8,000 idle workers include foremen clerks and technicians, with mines in Pennsylvania and Indiana affected. Union leaders say production staff cannot safely work without supervisor concessions. The government plans to resume operations under state control.
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Army Plans to Discharge Troops After Victory in Europe
Washington reports a plan to release large numbers of American troops after Europe’s collapse, with a point system based on dependents service length combat roles overseas duties and wounds. Discharges will begin as manpower needs shrink and may target fathers and skilled personnel, while some troops may opt to stay with occupation forces or be reabsorbed into Pacific duties.
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Australian price official to visit U S Canada and Britain
Prof. Douglas Berry Copland Australian price commissioner and economic adviser will travel to the United States Canada and Great Britain soon to study price control problems and plans for liquidating subsidy arrangements under price stabilization.
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Italians Fear Moscow Rule Foretold By Bullitt In Life
In Rome Bullitt says Italians fear Europe’s subjugation by Moscow rather than Berlin and blame U S Great Britain for not standing for European independence. They fear Soviet dominance over Finland Estonia Latvia Lithuania Poland Romania Bulgaria Hungary and Czechoslovakia plus Eastern Germany. They doubt the US and Britain can halt eastern invaders and worry Britain may emerge as a tired victor.
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Two Chinese Men Executed at Sing Sing in 1943 Case
Yun Tieh aged 24 and New York Hing aged 18 were executed by electric chair at Sing Sing for abducting Marjorie Jasey aged 18 during a 1943 New York City robbery. They were the first Chinese prisoners executed there in over 125 years.
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Paris Spared From Heavy Air Damage
Paris reports being spared heavy air damage as Allied bombing focused on military targets. Renault factory and Villeneuve St Georges freight yards near Paris suffered major destruction while central Paris escaped major damage, with few historic buildings harmed and civilian casualties believed small.
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Physical Training Standards Revised In State Schools
Education Commissioner George D. Stoddard announced uniform activity tests to boost pupil effort, measure progress, and assess achievement as part of a broader health program in public schools. The initiative follows last spring’s physical fitness checkup week and is directed by Dr. Hiram A. Jones.
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Mexican doctors face social service requirement in backward districts
Health Minister Gustavo Baz announced that Mexican medical students must complete at least six months of social service in backward districts before practicing. They will teach hygiene and how to tell a real doctor from a charlatan when ill.
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